noun

Tiffany

TIH-fuh-nee

noun

A very fine, sheer silk gauze once used for veils, trimmings, and delicate dresses.

"The Victorian bonnet was finished with a wisp of pale blue tiffany."

How to Use Tiffany

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a gauzy, see-through silk fabric — unrelated in modern use to the jewellery brand or given name, though all three share the same distant word history.

When to use it

Rare and archaic outside of fashion history or antique-textile contexts; most people today know "Tiffany" only as a name or jewellery brand.

Word Forms

tiffanies plural

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Etymology

From Old French Tifinie/Tiphanie, ultimately from Greek theophania ("appearance of god," the root of "Epiphany") — the fabric name and the girl's name Tiffany share this same origin, since children born around the feast of Epiphany were often given the name.

Rhymes for Tiffany

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